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Tottenham Hotspur winger Lucas Moura’s brilliant solo strike and defender Jan Vertonghen’s late header sealed a 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in an entertaining Premier League game at the Molineux Stadium on Sunday.It was Tottenham’s fourth league victory in five games under Jose Mourinho since the Portuguese took over last month and the result also snapped Wolves’ impressive 11-game unbeaten run in the competition.Youngster Mason Greenwood continued his good run of form as he struck a late equaliser for Manchester United in its 1-1 home draw with Everton on Sunday after a Victor Lindelof own-goal had put the visitor ahead.Everton, which was on the back foot and had goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to thank for keeping United at bay, took a 36th-minute lead when home keeper David De Gea misjudged a Leighton Baines corner and the ball cannoned in off Lindelof.The results: Premier League: Manchester United (Greenwood 77) drew with Everton (Lindelof 36-og); … [Read more...] about Premier League | Vertonghen seals late winner for Spurs

        Wayne Rooney believes he could still make an impact in the Premier League as the former Manchester United star targets a return to the top-flight with Derby. Rooney will resume his career in England next month after joining second-tier Derby as player-coach from MLS side DC United.The 34-year-old striker will work as an assistant to Rams boss Phillip Coco, with promotion back to the top flight the aim as he tries to prove he can still compete with the sport’s elite even in the twilight of his career.“I still felt I could do it when I was at Everton, but other people made their decisions on that,” Rooney was quoted as saying in the British media on Sunday.“Now my ambition is to get Derby back in the Premier League and hopefully play my part there for them.“Ryan Giggs was able to play into his late thirties in the Premier League and Gareth Barry says he wants to do it at 40.“It’s important to understand football. … [Read more...] about Rooney confident he could still thrive in Premier League

Beijing: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has pulled a game between Arsenal and Manchester City from its programme after the Gunners midfielder Mesut Ozil expressed support for Uighurs in Xinjiang. Ozil, a German of Turkish origin, condemned China's crackdown on Muslim minorities in the western region in a tweet on Friday, while criticizing Muslim countries for failing to speak up against abuses. Sunday's Premier League game in London between Arsenal and Manchester City was initially scheduled to be broadcast live by CCTV's sports channel shortly after midnight on Monday, according to a schedule published earlier on the league's official Weibo account. However, by Sunday CCTV replaced the match on its schedule with a pre-recorded game between Tottenham and Wolverhampton Wanderers. "Korans are being burnt... Mosques are being shut down ... Muslim schools are being banned ... Religious scholars are being killed one by one ... Brothers are forcefully being sent to camps," Ozil wrote in … [Read more...] about Premier League: Chinese TV Pulls Arsenal Match after Mesut Ozil’s Uighur Comments

Pep Guardiola’s City returned to form on Sunday as they cruised to a 3-0 win at Arsenal, who are struggling under the temporary command of Freddie Ljungberg. A hat-trick of titles seems to be beyond City with leaders Liverpool 14 points ahead of them but the defending champions are now four points behind second- place Leicester City. Only four points now separate Spurs, United and the Gunners but their recent fortunes could not be more different. Stream live coverage of La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and the EFL Championship with beIN SPORTS on KAYO. Get your 14 day free trial & start streaming instantly > Jan Vertonghen celebrates after scoring Spurs’ second goal. Picture: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images Jan Vertonghen’s late goal improved Jose Mourinho’s start as Tottenham boss to four wins out of five by snatching a 2-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers, taking the north London club above Sunday’s hosts to fifth. United … [Read more...] about Premier League: Spurs and Man City triumph as Arsenal falters

By Rory Smith On Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after watching his players try to maintain their eight-point lead at the summit of the Premier League, Jürgen Klopp and his Liverpool team will board a plane bound for Qatar, and the Club World Cup. They will train on Monday in Doha, where there are a number of news media engagements booked for that afternoon. On Tuesday, Klopp will put the finishing touches to his plans for his team’s semifinal on Wednesday. On Sunday morning, Neil Critchley, the manager of Liverpool’s under-23 team, will be preparing for the biggest game of his career. On Monday, he will be at Liverpool’s training facility at Melwood to give a news conference ahead of the club’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal at Aston Villa. That game is on Tuesday night. For 72 hours, Liverpool will be a club divided in two: two games in two competitions on two continents in two days. It is a schedule that demands, in effect, two managers. It is not, of … [Read more...] about Divided in two: Liverpool to play two games in two continents in two days